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President to doff uniform after election notification: Durrani
By Ali Imran
ISLAMABAD—Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Muhammad Ali
Durrani on Friday underlined that as soon as Election Commission issues
a formal Presidential Election notification, President Musharraf will
doff his uniform.
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Muhammad Ali Durrani
expressed these views while talking to Journalists on Friday.
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Muhammad Ali Durrani
was of the view that President Musharraf's announcement of doffing
uniform before taking oath as President has thwarted all the
conspiracies designed to block the transition to full democracy in the
country.
Replying to a question, Durrani said that the decision of the President
would lead the country towards Civilian Rule, as he would take oath
after doffing his uniform once some legal hitches are resolved.
He further said that immediately after the schedule of Election
Commission, Interim Government would be set up. Those politicians who
are resorting to negative practices would get atrocious defeat at the
hands of masses, he held.
Responding to another question, Durrani said that no political leader
including Benazir Bhutto is above the law stressing if BB could have
delayed her visit to Karachi then such a tragedy (October 18 carnage)
could never have occurred. "Time has come for all the political parties
to sit together and chalk out a comprehensive way through a meaningful
dialogue to solve all thorny issues", Durrani maintained.
Replying to yet another question, Federal Minister for Information and
Broadcasting Muhammad Ali Durrani added that decision of clamping of
emergency was taken in challenging circumstances and was the right
decision at that hour. |